Line #23 Trivia/TheCounselor


1	* AbilityOverAppearance: Malkina was Argentinian in the screenplay, but became a Barbados native to match Creator/CameronDiaz's appearance.
2	* ActorInspiredElement:
3	** Creator/CameronDiaz insisted on Malkina's outfit in her final scene having no hood.
4	** Creator/JavierBardem came up with Reiner's hairstyle - inspired by producer Brian Grazer.
5	** Creator/BradPitt has a nod to his role in Ridley Scott's ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' - where he stole from a woman after seducing her. He ends up a victim of such a scam in this film.
6	* AllStarCast: Not including the five leads on the movie's poster, other actors such as Creator/DeanNorris, Édgar Ramirez, Creator/NatalieDormer, and Rosie Perez appear in the film.
7	* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/BradPitt was interested in playing Reiner before being cast as Westray.
8	* ContractualObligationProject: Creator/MichaelFassbender agreed to star in this as part of a two-picture deal. The next film would not be a sequel; instead the studio would fund ''Film/AssassinsCreed2016''.
9	* CostumeBacklash: Cameron Diaz had to film this shortly after a hairdresser misunderstood her and left her with a very short bob. She's said the hairstyle made her feel "so vulnerable".
10	* CreatorBacklash:
11	** Creator/MichaelFassbender has blamed his performance for the divisive reactions to the movie - though says he's usually hard on himself anyway.
12	** Creator/CameronDiaz was so annoyed at having to dub all her lines that she refused to promote the film.
13	* DeletedRole: Creator/BenedictWong shot scenes for this film as Malkina's Hong Kong partner, but was cut from the finished film. Footage of his time on set can be seen on the Blu-ray's Special Features.
14	* ExecutiveMeddling: The censors asked that [[spoiler: Westray's sidewalk death]] be toned down.
15	* FakeAmerican: The Counselor (German/Irish Creator/MichaelFassbender), and the Blonde (Creator/NatalieDormer, who's English). Also, Tony and his girlfriend are played by Toby Kebbell and Creator/EmmaRigby, both of whom are English.
16	* HideYourPregnancy: Creator/PenelopeCruz was pregnant during filming.
17	* LoopingLines: Malkina originally spoke with a Bajan accent, but test audiences didn't like it - so the studio had her dub her lines with her natural voice.
18	* MagnumOpusDissonance: In interviews with [[http://deadline.com/2015/09/ridley-scott-the-martian-star-wars-2001-alien-blade-runner-prometheus-toronto-film-festival-1201522484/ Deadline]] and [[http://jessica-chastain.com/gallery/albums/PHOTOS/Magazines/2015/Oct-Empire/012.jpg Empire]], Creator/RidleyScott speaks highly of the film, saying that it was "One of the best things I've done and it got [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] murdered".
19	* PlayingAgainstType:
20	** Penelope Cruz normally is a SpicyLatina and would be more likely to play Malkina. Here she's the soft-spoken Laura.
21	** Cameron Diaz has spent most of her career playing TheCutie, but here plays a FemmeFatale.
22	* RealLifeRelative: Subverted. Creator/JavierBardem and Creator/PenelopeCruz are husband and wife in real life, but had no scenes together.
23	* TroubledProduction: Creator/RidleyScott took up the project after trying to get ''Literature/BloodMeridian'' away from Development Hell (a script was written but they execs wouldn't greenlight it due to the book's grim content). About halfway during filming, Scott's brother Creator/TonyScott tragically committed suicide and production was halted for a week. After production finished up, some of the higher ups demanded changes be made, such as trimming down the film's running time (which was reinserted back into the film on video) and redubbing Creator/CameronDiaz's lines. When the film came out, it was widely panned by critics.
24	* UncreditedRole: Creator/JohnLeguizamo has a small part in this movie, but his name does not appear in the cast credits at the end of the movie.
25	* WhatMightHaveBeen:
26	** Creator/AngelinaJolie was originally cast as Malkina, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
27	** Creator/NataliePortman was considered for the role of Laura
28	** Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/BradleyCooper were among the actors considered for the parts of Reiner and Westray.
29	** The project was actually born out of Scott's failed attempts to bring [=McCarthy's=] ''Literature/BloodMeridian'' to the screen.

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